Tyson Fury's unlikely next opponent with AJ showdown in doubt

09/27/2022

Mahmoud Charr is the 37-year-old Lebanon-born German heavyweight who started out Thai boxing at 17… he’s been knocked out FOUR times in a nomadic career and could now be Tyson Fury’s next opponent with Anthony Joshua showdown in doubt

Tyson Fury took to social media to say his fight with AJ in December was off
The WBC champion said Joshua had missed the deadline to sign the contract
The Gypsy King has said he will now look for an alternative opponent as a result
Fury could face German heavyweight Mahmoud Charr in December this year
Charr confirmed he had signed a deal to fight three of Frank Warren’s boxers
He named Fury, Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce as the three boxers he will face
Therefore, Sportsmail have looked at exactly who the 37-year-old German is

Boxing fans across the world were excited about the prospect of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua going head-to-head in the UK later this year.

However, the Gypsy King has called off the Battle of Britain clash after growing frustrated with a lack of movement from Joshua’s team over their contract negotiations.

Fury has said he will face someone other than Joshua in December this year and German heavyweight Mahmoud Charr has been tipped as the WBC champion’s next target (or, more likely… victim).

But, who is Charr? And how on earth did he land himself a potential bout with the Gypsy King.

Sportsmail has rounded up all the information you need to know about Fury’s unlikely net opponent.

Lebanon-born German heavyweight Mahmoud Charr could be Tyson Fury’s next opponent

Fury called off the fight with AJ after he missed Monday’s deadline for signing the contract

‘Who is Mahmoud Charr?’. That’s the question that has been circling the internet ever since the mystery man was linked to Fury. So, let’s take a look at exactly who the Gypsy King could be facing.

Charr is a Lebanon-born German heavyweight boxer who started his professional career 17 years ago.

The 37-year-old, who was previously known as Manuel Charr, held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title from 2017 to 2021, and challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012.

Charr has completed 208 rounds of professional boxing during his 37 fights.

Out of those fights, he has registered 33 wins and 4 losses. Therefore, as of September 2022, Charr’s boxing record stands at 33-4 (19 KOs).

Charr is a Lebanon-born German heavyweight who started his professional career 17 years ago

Charr – who has completed 208 rounds of boxing during his 37 fights – could fight Fury

Charr’s early career

Mahmoud actually started his career as a Thai boxer. He began his martial arts career at the age of 17.

Then, just two years later, he became the youngest ever German Champion in Muay Thai.

Charr continued to thrive on the martial arts scene. He became the German Champion and the European Champion in Thai-Boxing at the age of 19 in 2005.

As a result, he was invited to a training camp for professional boxers at the famous Max Schmeling Gym in Berlin.

That was when his boxing career started – having been guided by famous German boxing coach Ulli Wegner.

Charr started out as a Thai boxer but was later trained by famous boxing coach Ulli Wegner

How does he compare in size to Fury?

Charr stands at 192cm tall (6’3) with a reach of 195cm (77″). Meanwhile, Fury is 206 cm (6’9) tall and has a reach of 216cm (85″).

Charr also uses orthodox stance – which is the more popular style in boxing – and presents an ape-index (a measurement of your wingspan) of 3cm.

The 37-year-old German heavyweight has registered a 59.5 per cent knock out rate during his 37 professional bouts.

The German heavyweight boxer stands at 192 cm tall (6’3) with a reach of 195cm (77″)

When did Charr make his professional debut?

Charr may be relatively unknown to many Fury fans but he has been in the game for 17 years. He made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20 on May 14, 2005.

He faced David Vicena and secured the first professional win of his career after emerging victorious via unanimous decision.

When did Charr have his first world title fight?

It took Charr seven years and 21 professional fights to work his way up to a world title fight. Charr fought against Vitali Klitschko on September 8, 2012, at the age of 27 for the WBC title.

Charr suffered the first loss of his professional career after the Ukrainian boxer stopped him by TKO in the fourth round of their world title fight. He was disappointed with the result considering Klitschko was 41 years old heading into the fight.

Nevertheless, Charr went on to fight in two more title fights – winning once. Therefore, the German heavyweight has won one belt at heavyweight (WBA).

It took Charr seven years and 21 fights to secure a world title fight against Vitali Klitschko

Charr suffered the first loss of his professional career after the Ukrainian boxer stopped him by TKO in the fourth round of their world title fight

When was Charr’s last fight?

Charr last took to the ring on May 28, 2022 for a non-title fight against Nikola Milacic.

The 37-year-old headed into the fight with record of 33-4 and won via a third round knock out. Charr made light-work of his opponent, dropping him multiple times before catching him properly in the third.

It has now been four months since the Germany heavyweight has fought. While Fury has been out action since finishing Dillian Whyte off in April.

Charr last took to the ring on May 28, 2022 for a non-title fight against Nikola Milacic. Therefore, it has now been four month since the Germany heavyweight has fought

How many fights has Charr lost?

Charr has taken part in 37 professional bouts and lost a total of four fights. One of those losses was a title bout while the other three were non-title bouts.

Additionally, the German heavyweight was stopped three out of four times (either by KO or TKO) and lost once via majority decision.

Charr’s 21 fight win streak came to an end after he was defeated by Klitschko in his first world title bout. He then suffered losses to Mairis Briedis, Johann Duhaupas and Alexander Povetkin.

How many KO’s has Charr registered?

Charr has knocked out 19 of his 37 opponents so far. Therefore, he is currently boasting a KO percentage of 51.4 – having secured knockouts in 19 of his 33 wins.

However, it is worth mentioning Charr’s knockouts have come against lesser opponents.

When faced with the likes of Klitschko and Povetkin he has suffered devastating KO defeats.

Charr (left) was knocked out by Russian Boxer Alexander Povetkin (right) during their bout

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